Prevalence of the Congenital Long-QT Syndrome

J. Schwartz, Peter; Stramba-Badiale, Marco; Crotti, Lia; Pedrazzini, Matteo; Besana, Alessandra; Bosi, Giuliano; Gabbarini, Fulvio; Goulene, Karine; Insolia, Roberto; Mannarino, Savina; Mosca, Fabio; Nespoli, Luigi; Rimini, Alessandro; Rosati, Enrico; Salice, Patrizia; Spazzolini, Carla

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.109.863209

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Prevalence of the Congenital Long-QT Syndrome

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Authors:

Peter J. Schwartz

Marco Stramba-Badiale

Lia Crotti

Abstract

Background— The prevalence of genetic arrhythmogenic diseases is unknown. For the long-QT syndrome (LQTS), figures ranging from 1:20 000 to 1:5000 were published, but none was based on actual data. Our objective was to define the prevalence of LQTS. Methods and Results— In 18 maternity hospitals, an...

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